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These gates are made with polio banners and erected at key locations to advertise a polio immunisation round. The gate is made on a bamboo framework with banners supplied by UNICEF. Arranging for the gate to be constructed is done with the help local elected representative or PRI.

A CMC area round report filled in at the district level by the SMC during a polio round. It has details of all the BMC areas under the SMC with further details such as the total number of CMCs, number of booths and children vaccinated at booths. It also has report of A Team – total houses visited, total children under 5 years in the houses visited, children vaccinated and ‘X’ (refusal) houses with further break-up of reasons, followed by B Team report. The form also lists out children missed in the particular round. Page 2 of the form lists out segregated ‘X’ report – number of refusal houses generated and remaining in the different blocks of the district.

This is the main form duplicated many times in the CMC Field Book for Bihar. The field book is filled out by the Community Mobilization Coordinator as she/he goes house to house. It is used to record data for each household; including where there are children under five living, whether they’ve been vaccinated for polio or received routine immunization, if they were missed then why, where there are babies and pregnant women living and more. It also sets out a monthly work plan for the CMC, and has pages to summarize data that can be torn out and handed over for data collection. The Bihar version of the field book combines the routine immunisation and the supplementary immunisation sections on one page. In some cases, like on this page, pictures of faces are used to keep records, making it easier for CMCs who have low literacy.

This is a sample District Communication Plan of Saharanpur district in west Uttar Pradesh. It lists out social mobilization activities in the district, down to block and community levels. The purpose of the District Communication Plan is to ensure all social mobilization activities of the SMNet are included and to avoid “stand alone” activities and communication plans of partner organizations, which sometimes lead to overlap and duplication of efforts. However, there is the flexibility to plan need-based, locally relevant activities consolidating them in the standardized template. Certain activities such as interface meetings, congregations, events - which need combined operational efforts - specific roles of partners are indicated. It also lists out details of the district SMNet team, including other polio partners working in the district, with further details of presence at the block level.

This is an Urdu version of the house-to-house microplan, which is developed prior to the polio round by the Government and WHO-NPSP with support from partners at block, district and state levels. It gives a detailed plan of the house-to-house activity with team numbers, names of team members, supervisors, including influencers and routine immunization indicators. It includes tasks, responsibilities and deadlines.The more robust the microplan, the better the verification and the less chance of missed children.

Flip chart used by the Social Mobilization Network in Bihar during training of Anganwadi Workers and Panchayat representatives (members of village governing council) on polio. It covers topics such as what is polio, how it spreads, symptoms, how can we prevent polio, salient features of the polio eradication programme in India, why so much focus on the polio programme, the need for repeated polio doses, why some children are affected by polio even after having repeated polio doses, is the polio vaccine safe for children and how to recognize if the oral polio vaccine is safe for use or not.

A flip book on polio and polio plus issues covering topics such as what is polio, its symptoms, how it spreads, why is it important to give polio drops every time. It talks about routine immunization (seven vaccine preventable diseases, routine immunization schedule for children and pregnant women); early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding till the first 6 months of a child's life, complementary feeding; diarrhoea management through ORS and Zinc; handwashing and sanitation. The flip book is used by community mobilizers in Bihar during their interactions with families and during mothers meetings.

A leaflet on infant and young child feeding used by community mobilizers in Bihar. This is given to families and mothers as a take away after mothers meetings and after family counseling sessions. The leaflet has messages on early initiation of breastfeeding, colostrum feeding, exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months and complementary feeding after 6 months. The leaflet is pictorial with key messages which would help mothers and families remember the 'do's and dont's' of infant feeding practices.

A leaflet on routine immunization with the immunization schedule for children and pregnant women. The message reads, "Free immunization every Wednesday and Friday at the Health Centre and Anganwadi Centre". The mother is seen carrying her baby and holding the immunization card. This is used by community mobilizers in Bihar as a take away after counseling families and during mothers meetings.

These are the two forms in the CMC Field Book, that are duplicated many times. The community mobilization coordinator visits the 300-500 households she is responsible for, and fills out these forms for each of them. The first form lists each house, whether children in the house missed being vaccinated (X-1 means one child was missed, X-2 two children missed) or did receive the vaccine (P-2 means two children were vaccinated). Each child is named, their date of birth recorded, and details about their vaccination. The second form is for tracking pregnant women. When they are pregnant it shows whether they've received the TT (tentanus) shots, then the baby's date of birth, and then whether the baby receives the required routine immunization vaccinations.

The document describes key role of SMNet functionaries and how community mobilization coordinators (CMCs) are working in the state context and their roles and responsibility towards social mobilization. Prepared by the UNICEF office in Lucknow.

A resource manual for line managers with the social mobilization network, to accompany a workshop on the key messages of the polio plus campaign. It's taken away by the line managers, to give them something to refer back to in their ongoing work.

Part 2 of a resource manual given to CMCs on the key polio plus messages; on polio vaccination, routine immunization, sanitation & hygiene and nutrition & diarrhea management. The manual is given to CMCs after a training workshop on polio plus messages, to refer back to in her daily work. This file is in two parts - see Part 2.

A resource manual given to CMCs on the key polio plus messages; on polio vaccination, routine immunization, sanitation & hygiene and nutrition & diarrhea management. The manual is given to CMCs after a training workshop on polio plus messages, to refer back to in her daily work. This file is in two parts - see Part 2.

A handbook given to community mobilization coordinators (CMCs) providing practical guidelines on how to conduct effective mothers' meetings. It explains how to organize a mothers meeting and what the content should be. The CMC holds regular mothers' meetings as part of her work to educate her community about polio and other key polio related issues.

This map is carried by the Block Mobilization Coordinator (BMC) to give him or her an overall picture of the social mobilization network in his or her district. It shows the BMC areas in yellow and the number of Community Mobilization Coordinators in each block. The BMC carries a folder of maps including a district map like this one, a block map and sometimes also a map of high risk groups in his or her block. This particular map is for the district of Bijnor in western Uttar Pradesh.

The sticker is to remind parents of children up to 5 years old to check their immunization status. When the community mobilization coordinator (CMC) enters houses, she updates the information of the child's immunization on the sticker and also writes the next date immunization is due. It is advised to keep the sticker in a location where the mother sees it everyday. It is usually stuck on her cupboard, near the kitchen area or near the bedroom.

This is an example of a hand drawn map, prepared by a Block Mobilization Coordinator (BMC). This particular map is of the block of Bhopura in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. It shows the locations of construction sites, areas where nomads are living and slums. Residents of these locations are transient, and the BMC has to make sure they are included in the microplan for polio immunization, routine immunization and that they have access to services. The map also marks villages, roads and the health centre. It is updated by the BMC as new sites appear.

A plastic folder to safeguard the government issued routine immunization card. Many parents were losing the RI card which resulted in families having no record of a child's immunization status. To fill this gap, the attractive badhai card (greeting card) folder was created to keep all important papers about the child, along with the badhai card. Key messages and the RI schedule are printed on the folder. Since this was distributed, fewer RI cards have been misplaced by parents in CMC areas.

A badhai card (greeting card) given to parents before a child is born. It provides key information on pre-natal care with a special focus on routine immunization once the child is born. It promotes institutional delivery and lists when routine immunization is due. The card is given by community mobilizers to pregnant mothers in the last trimester of their pregnancy. The information on the card is explained by the CMC to the pregnant mother. The card is visually attractive with a focus on images rather than text to help illiterate parents and those with low-literacy.

The microplan is developed prior to the polio round by the Government and WHO-NPSP with support from partners at block, district and state levels. It gives a detailed plan of the house-to-house activity with team numbers, names of team members, supervisors, including influencers and routine immunization indicators. It includes tasks, responsibilities and deadlines. The more robust the microplan, the better the verification and the less chance of missed children.

It is the key recording, planning and monitoring tool used by the Block Mobilization Coordinator (BMC) . The diary record the work of the 10 - 15 CMCs under the BMC. It summarises the activities of the CMCs, records the results of the polio round including the round report and key indicators. It includes form B and checklists including a daily diary which covers the planning of the BMC.

A key tool used by the Community Mobilization Coordinator to engage with the community through house to house visits, community meetings, and mothers meetings. The flip book has a pictorial storyline to interest the community, with key questions at end of each theme. It is used to explain how the poliovirus is spread, how to prevent it spreading and the importance of vaccinating children with OPV. It also covers routine immunization, handwashing, exclusive breastfeeding, diarrhea management and their link with Polio eradication. The pictures on one side are shown to the audience, while CMC can read key messages on the side facing her.
Primary message: polio vaccination, routine immunization, hand washing, exclusive breast feeding and diarrhea management.